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Tiny robots swim the front crawl through your veins
It’s no Michael Phelps, but this tiny magnetic robot swims the front crawl at 10 micrometres per second. It would take about two months for the bot to swim the length of an Olympic swimming pool – in...
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A robot delivered my dinner
Last night I found myself running towards my house to meet a robot. I had just returned from a weekend surviving on GPRS internet in one of the most remote parts of the UK, so I needed a good dinner....
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Who are the Fathers of Robotics?
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U.S. Defense Budget May Help Fund "Hacking for Defense" Classes at...
In 2016, Stanford students started hacking for defense—that is, they took on real projects from National Security Agency, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Army Cyber Command, the Veterans...
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Naval Research Lab Tests Swarm of Stackable CICADA Microdrones
The U.S. Naval Research Lab has been working on its CICADA (Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft) drones since at least 2011. The tiny drones are designed to be carried aloft by other...
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Silicon Valley startup Zipline is delivering blood to seven health facilities...
Reporting by Jonathan W. Rosen June 8, 2017 You can hear the drone before it’s visible, whining like a mosquito above the hillside grounds of Rwanda’s Kabgayi District Hospital. Emerging through a...
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Underwater Robots Learn a New Language, JANUS
For decades, global standards defining Wi-Fi and cellular networks have allowed people to exchange data over the air. But those technologies are worthless below the waves, and until now there have been...
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Airbus claims successful test of unmanned aircraft
Airbus says it has successfully tested a new type of jet propelled aircraft that could speed the development of unmanned flight. The European aerospace firm said the unmanned, jet-propelled craft flew...
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xkcd: Physics Confession
Archive What If? Blag Store About There are four new shirts in the xkcd store, along with posters and lots of other stuff!
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Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder
The Roomba is generally regarded as a cute little robot friend that no one but dogs would consider to be a potential menace. But for the last couple of years, the robovacs have been quietly mapping...
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Girl Scouts add new badges for science, tech, engineering and math
The organization on Tuesday announced it is adding 23 new badges related to science, technology, engineering, math and the outdoors. Girl Scouts can now earn badges through activities like programming...
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Stanford built a '4D' camera for cars, robots and VR
A team of Stanford scientists have created what could be the perfect "eye" for autonomous vehicles and delivery drones thus far. It's a 4D camera that can capture nearly 140 degrees of information,...
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Biased AI Is A Threat To Civil Liberties. The ACLU Has A Plan To Fix It
Sexist, racist, and discriminatory artificial intelligence has a new opponent: the ACLU. Earlier this month, the 97-year-old nonprofit advocacy organization launched a partnership with AI Now, a New...
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Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes
“Because it’s new, I don’t know enough about it yet,” Ms. Timmins said. “I’m a little nervous about implanting something into my body.” Still, “I think it’s pretty exciting to be part of something new...
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Elon Musk's Doomsday AI Talk 'Irresponsible'
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iRobot CEO says the company won't share your Roomba home mapping data without...
Colin Angle, iRobot CEO and the father of modern robot vacuums, may have some cleaning up of his own to do. In a recent interview with Reuters, Angle indicated iRobot might want to sell home mapping...
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Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients
Soft wearable robotic exosuits can help patients walk after strokes, a new study finds. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States. More than 6.5 million Americans are stroke...
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How Robots Are Getting Better at Making Sense of the World
The multiverse of science fiction is populated by robots that are indistinguishable from humans. They are usually smarter, faster, and stronger than us. They seem capable of doing any job imaginable,...
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Nano-Neurons Enable Neuromorphic Chips for Voice Recognition
Last month, IEEE Spectrum ran a special report focusing on the question “Can We Copy the Brain?” The report offered a thorough examination of all the ongoing efforts in duplicating the human brain both...
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